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Oral History Interview with Taylor Barnhill, November 29, 2000. Interview K-0245. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)

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Barnhill's "holism"

When Barnhill settled down in Madison County, he brought with him faith in organic farming, alternative medicine, and other nontraditional lifestyle choices, which he called "holism." He thinks that the sense of community in Madison County was part of this ideology, but he also exposes a less appealing aspect of rural life: an undercurrent of violence and fear.

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Interviewer	Rob Amberg
Interviewee	Taylor Barnhill
Excerpt Length	0:06:34
Start Time	00:32:48
Stop Time	00:39:22
Subjects	Piedmont Industrialization > WORKING PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES > Culture of Working People Southern Women > FAMILY AND DOMESTIC SPHERE > Culture and Values

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Oral History Interview with Taylor Barnhill, November 29, 2000. Interview K-0245. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) in the Southern Oral History Program Collection, Southern Historical Collection, Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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